Improved press for pressing- cotton or eat



U. PAGE. PRESS FOR PRESSING COTTON 0R HAY.

Patented July 6, 1870.

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U'RIAH PAGE, OF RINGGOLR-LOUISIANA.

Letters Patent No."104,991, dated July 5, 1870 IMPROVED PRESS IOR PRESSING- COTTON OR HAY.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the suns.

To. alf'wlwm may concern Be it known that l, UnrAir PAGE, of Ringgold, in the parish of Bienrille and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and improved Cotton and Hay-Press; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same,

, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to hay and cotton-presses, and consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts which form the mechanism for operatingt-he follower.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved press, and

' Figure 2 is a horizontal section of thesame.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the vertical frame, and

1B the pressing-ease, arranged in the upper part thereof.

G is the follower, and

D the-stem for working it. A

This stem has gear-teeth on one side, in which the driving-pinion E on the the shaft F works, and on the side of the said stem opposite the'teeth is a presserroiler, G, to hold it in gear with the pinion.

This pinion is cast solid with the shaft F, for economy of construction, and for the same reason the bearings H, for this'shaft and the journals of the roller G, are cast in two parts, with long recesses in the faces, which come together when placed in position, forming the slots I, the walls of which, at the ends, form the bearings for the said journals. The

two parts, after receiving the journals, are clamped 'down upon the bed by boltsand nuts.

The shaft F is provided, at one end, with a drum, K, for operating it, by arope, L, wound thereon, and connected to a horse, hand, or other power, .\[,-by which great force 'may be imparted to the said follower.

The top N or roping-board of the packing-case is arranged to slide under the upper cross-beams of the frame, for ready removal for applying the bagging or canvas.

' The sides 0 O of that part into which the bale is pressed are hinged, at P, to's'wing open, also for 3p: plying the vbagging, and for removing thebale; and the end boards Q are held in recesses in the sides of the parts 0 O, which are held in the closed position by the hasp K, hinged to one, and catching on the other, in any suitable way.

The side 0' is opened for filling the case, or it ma be filled through the top when the board N is removed.

The follower may be heid up by a pawl, T, resting on the bed, and catching'inthe teeth.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim-as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination of rack D, pinion E, and frictionroll G, with the long slotted sectional bearings H, as and for the purpose described.

'URIAH PAGE.

Witnesses:

Z. Tnomss, J. M. Looxn'rr. 

